Example sentences of "but i can tell [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He proved today that he is very fast but I can tell him that tomorrow is not going to be so easy , ’ said Fittipaldi , who clocked 101.472mph . |
2 | My husband tries to be sympathetic , but I can tell his patience is running out . |
3 | Mark says that if it 's a fuel leak I can chuck down a lighted match , but I can tell he 's only joking . |
4 | ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French . |
5 | But I can tell you that Simon is well . |
6 | The world does funny things but I can tell you that 's the furthest thing from my mind at this point in time . |
7 | But I can tell you , no one shirked and discipline was strict . |
8 | • There 's no cut-and-dried answer to your question , but I can tell you that a great many people would disagree with you — both about your view of your own childhood and about smacking your children with a slipper . |
9 | Putting out a hand for him to shake , she added , ‘ It 's a bargain , but I can tell you now , that I shall never belong to anyone but my husband . ’ |
10 | You do not know Italian men yet , my dear , but I can tell you they are all — without exception — unbearably vain . |
11 | Anyway , you 'll say it 's none of my business , but I can tell you , you 'll go further and fare a lot worse . |
12 | But it would be very interesting if er you had a positive er proposal or something constructive to make which we might be able to examine , but I can tell you at the end of the day money is required and this government wo n't allow to spend er , the money that er we have got er er erm at the moment that we could , er use but they wo n't let us . |
13 | But I can tell you you 're wasting your efforts looking for Martin Bormann in South America . |
14 | I ca n't prove that lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics ; but I can tell you one advantage we have over them . |
15 | But I can tell you why to love . |
16 | ‘ But I can tell you this . |
17 | ‘ But I can tell you how to find out . ’ |
18 | ‘ I do n't know who you think you are , ’ she began , deciding to take the initiative , ‘ but I can tell you that my father wo n't be at all pleased with your attitude . |
19 | ‘ Well , ’ Claire carried on , filling in the silence , ‘ I ca n't tell you how old this man is , or precisely what he looks like , but I can tell you that he 's managed to turn your world upside-down . |
20 | ‘ But I can tell you this , Ranulf , even though I have n't a shred of evidence , I believe the deaths of those two young people have something to do with the murder of Lady Eleanor Belmont . ’ |
21 | I can not remember my first day hunting but I can tell you a normal day of all-day hunting . |
22 | But I can tell you this — I 'll never do anything like it again . |
23 | But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’ |
24 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
25 | But I can tell you this : she and I became very close over the years . |
26 | ‘ I would n't know about that but I can tell you the business calls he made . ’ |
27 | It has been a couple of years since master fly-tyer Pat Mulholland held court on the Wellington College campus , but I can tell you that if fly-tying is what you want to learn , then this will be the best £26 you ever invested . |
28 | ‘ I will be drinking apple juice , ’ says Derek Foster , ‘ but I can tell you that already the feeling of anticipation is utterly indescribable . ’ |
29 | Well , you ca n't tell that I 'm Irish but I can tell you 're Irish . |